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3.7 The Mainsail
To complete this section you will need:
The Main Sail
The Boom rigged and connected to the boat
Main Halyard
1. Find the mainsail and remove it from its bag. New sails can be
awkward to handle when new and an extra pair of hands can be useful.
Lay it in the boat with the luff (a bolt rope sewn into the leading edge)
closest to the mast and the leach towards the transom.
2. Check the battens are correctly located and tight in their pockets.
3. Position the boat head
to wind (bow pointing
straight into the wind)
4. Make sure the main
halyard is free of twists
and is clear of the
spreaders.
5. Tie the halyard to the head of the mainsail using a Bowline.
6. Locate the bolt rope on
the head of the
Mainsail into the mast
track
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